Playbooks
Kanji writing practice for Anki users
Anki is brilliant for recognition, but kanji stroke order rarely sticks from a flashcard. Here is how to fix that.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Is WaniKani bad for learning to write Japanese?
WaniKani is excellent for reading but never asks you to write. Here is an honest take on whether that is a problem, and how to fill the writing gap.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Motor memory and learning kanji: why writing sticks
Writing a kanji by hand stores it as a sequence of movements, not a picture. Here is how motor memory makes handwriting the most durable way to learn.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Overcoming kanji amnesia by drawing from memory
Can read a kanji but blank when writing it? That is character amnesia, and typing causes it. Here is how drawing from memory reverses the slide.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
A kanji writing app for WaniKani users
WaniKani built your reading and recognition. Here is how to add the handwriting it was never designed to teach.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
The best way to memorize kanji for writing
Memorizing kanji for writing means training recall, not recognition. The methods that actually work, ranked, plus a simple weekly routine.
Lawrence Arya··3 min
Essays
How to remember kanji you keep forgetting
If you can read a kanji but blank when you write it, the issue is your practice, not your memory. Five concrete ways to make kanji stick.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Recognition vs recall: why you forget how to write kanji
You can read a kanji but freeze when you try to write it. That gap has a name, and a fix.
Lawrence Arya··6 min